AB600-ASA2,17 20Section 17. 30.12 (3) (a) 3r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,12,2521 30.12 (3) (a) 3r. Place riprap on the bed or bank of a navigable water adjacent
22to an owner's property in an amount up to and including 300 continuous feet in a
23Great Lakes water body. Under the permit the department shall allow riprap to
24extend to the top of the bank of the navigable water or 4 feet above the ordinary
25high-water mark, whichever is lower.
AB600-ASA2,18
1Section 18. 30.12 (3) (a) 6. (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 30.12 (3) (a)
26. and amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,13,63 30.12 (3) (a) 6. Place a permanent boat shelter adjacent to the owner's property
4for the purpose of storing or protecting watercraft and associated materials, except
5that no general or individual permit may be issued for a permanent boat shelter that
6is constructed after May 3, 1988, if any of the following apply:
.
AB600-ASA2,19 7Section 19. 30.12 (3) (a) 6. a., b. and c. of the statutes are repealed.
AB600-ASA2,20 8Section 20. 30.12 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is created to read:
AB600-ASA2,13,109 30.12 (3) (a) 12. Place fill, sand, or other material on the bed of a lake or stream
10if all of the following apply:
AB600-ASA2,13,1211 a. The material is placed for the purpose of restoring a navigable water that was
12dredged on or after January 1, 2006.
AB600-ASA2,13,1413 am. The material is placed by a riparian owner whose riparian zone is affected
14by the dredging under subd. 12. a.
AB600-ASA2,13,1715 b. The material is placed in a manner that restores the navigable water, as
16closely as possible, to the condition of that navigable water immediately before the
17dredging was commenced.
AB600-ASA2,13,2118 c. The department has determined that the dredging under subd. 12. a. was
19conducted without a permit in violation of sub. (1) and was not exempt from the
20requirement to obtain a permit under sub. (1) and the department has issued a
21citation for the violation.
AB600-ASA2,21 22Section 21. 30.12 (3) (a) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,14,423 30.12 (3) (a) 13. Place a seawall to replace an existing seawall for which a
24permit has been issued or an exemption granted under this chapter, or for which no
25permit was required at the time the seawall was built
. The replacement may not

1exceed 100 continuous feet in an inland lake of 300 or more acres and may not exceed
2300 continuous feet in a Great Lakes water body. In issuing the permit, the
3department may not impose conditions that prohibit the replacement of a seawall
4located in an area of special natural resource interest.
AB600-ASA2,22 5Section 22. 30.12 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,14,166 30.12 (3) (c) The department may impose conditions on general permits issued
7under par. (a) 6. to govern the architectural features of boat shelters and the number
8of boat shelters that may be constructed adjacent to a parcel of land. The conditions
9may not govern the aesthetic features or color of boat shelters or the distance at
10which a boat shelter may extend from the shore, except to prohibit a boat shelter from
11extending beyond the line of navigation and may not be based on the degree to which
12adjacent land is developed
. The conditions shall be designed to ensure the structural
13soundness and durability of boat shelters. A municipality may enact ordinances that
14are consistent with this paragraph and with any conditions imposed on general
15permits issued to regulate the architectural features of boat shelters that are under
16the jurisdiction of the municipality.
AB600-ASA2,23 17Section 23. 30.12 (3m) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB600-ASA2,14,2018 30.12 (3m) (cr) In determining whether to issue an individual permit to the
19owner of a proposed permanent boat shelter, the department may not deny the
20permit on the basis of any of the following:
AB600-ASA2,14,2321 1. The distance at which the shelter will extend from the shore, except that the
22department may deny the permit on the basis that the boat shelter will extend
23beyond the line of navigation.
AB600-ASA2,14,2424 2. The degree to which adjacent land is developed.
AB600-ASA2,24 25Section 24. 30.121 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,15,3
130.121 (1) Definition. In this section, the terms "maintain" and "repair"
2include replacing structural elements, including roofs, doors, walls, windows,
3beams, porches, and floors, and foundations.
AB600-ASA2,25 4Section 25. 30.121 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,15,165 30.121 (3) Maintenance and repair. The riparian owner of any boathouse or
6fixed houseboat extending beyond the ordinary high-water mark of any navigable
7waterway may repair or maintain the boathouse or fixed houseboat if the cost to
8repair or maintain the boathouse or fixed houseboat does not exceed 50% of the
9equalized assessed value of the boathouse or fixed houseboat and the repair or
10maintenance does not involve the placement of a floor over a wet bay on or after the
11effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date]
. If the boathouse or fixed
12houseboat is not subject to assessment, the owner may repair or maintain the
13boathouse or the fixed houseboat if the cost of the repair or maintenance does not
14exceed 50% of the current fair market value of the boathouse or fixed houseboat and
15the repair or maintenance does not involve the placement of a floor over a wet bay
16on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date]
.
AB600-ASA2,26 17Section 26. 30.121 (3b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB600-ASA2,15,2418 30.121 (3b) Expansion of historic boathouses. The riparian owner of any
19boathouse or fixed houseboat extending beyond the ordinary high-water mark of any
20navigable waterway may expand the boathouse without a permit under s. 30.12 if
21the boathouse is listed in the national register of historic places in Wisconsin or the
22state register of historic places, the boathouse is not expanded beyond its listed
23historical boundaries, and the expansion does not involve the placement of any new
24structure on the bed of a navigable water.
AB600-ASA2,27
1Section 27. 30.121 (3c) of the statutes is renumbered 30.121 (3c) (intro.) and
2amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,16,63 30.121 (3c) Exception; certain boathouses. (intro.) Subsection (3) does not
4apply to repairing or maintaining a boathouse if the boathouse was in existence on
5December 16, 1979, and if all of the following apply to the repairing or maintaining
6repair or maintenance:
AB600-ASA2,16,7 7(a) It does not affect the size, or location, or configuration of the boathouse and.
AB600-ASA2,16,8 8(b) It does not result in the boathouse being converted into living quarters.
AB600-ASA2,28 9Section 28. 30.121 (3c) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB600-ASA2,16,1110 30.121 (3c) (c) It does not involve the placement of a floor over a wet bay in the
11boathouse on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB600-ASA2,29 12Section 29. 30.121 (3w) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 30.121 (3w) (c) (intro.)
13and amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,16,1514 30.121 (3w) (c) (intro.) The boathouse is located within in any of the following
15locations:
AB600-ASA2,16,17 161. Within a harbor that is being operated as a commercial enterprise or is
17located on
.
AB600-ASA2,16,18 182. On a river that is a tributary of Lake Michigan or Lake Superior.
AB600-ASA2,30 19Section 30. 30.121 (3w) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB600-ASA2,16,2120 30.121 (3w) (c) 3. On an outlying water and the work is limited to the
21expansion, repair, or maintenance of an existing boathouse.
AB600-ASA2,31 22Section 31. 30.125 of the statutes is created to read:
AB600-ASA2,16,23 2330.125 Shoreline maintenance in outlying waters. (1) In this section:
AB600-ASA2,16,2424 (a) "Outlying waters" has the meaning given in s. 29.001 (63).
AB600-ASA2,17,2
1(b) "Shoreline area" means the area that is located between the ordinary
2high-water mark and water's edge.
AB600-ASA2,17,6 3(2) If the conditions under sub. (3) are met, the permitting requirements under
4ss. 23.24 (3) and 30.12 and the contract and permitting requirements under s. 30.20
5do not apply to any of the following maintenance activities conducted in a shoreline
6area of an outlying water:
AB600-ASA2,17,107 (a) The leveling of sand or the grooming of soil if the leveling or grooming will
8occur in an area of unconsolidated material predominately composed of sand, rock,
9and pebble that is authorized by the owner of the riparian land that abuts the
10shoreline area.
AB600-ASA2,17,1211 (b) The removal of debris or the mowing of vegetation that is authorized by the
12owner of the riparian land that abuts the shoreline area.
AB600-ASA2,17,14 13(3) All of the following conditions apply to the activities described under sub.
14(2):
AB600-ASA2,17,1515 (a) No material may be brought in from offsite sources to conduct the activity.
AB600-ASA2,17,1816 (b) No removal of material may be conducted in an area known to contain any
17species listed as endangered or threatened under s. 29.604 (3) or any floating bogs
18or wild rice.
AB600-ASA2,17,2019 (c) The removal of material may not interfere with the rights of other riparian
20owners.
AB600-ASA2,17,2321 (d) The removal of invasive species shall be conducted in a manner that
22prevents the spread of invasive species into the waters of this state and onto adjacent
23land.
AB600-ASA2,17,2524 (e) The activity may not involve the filling of a coastal wetland or the alteration
25of a coastal dune.
AB600-ASA2,32
1Section 32. 30.133 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,18,132 30.133 (1) Beginning on April 9, 1994, and except as provided in s. 30.1335, no
3owner of riparian land that abuts a navigable water may grant by an easement or
4by a similar conveyance any riparian right in the land to another person, except for
5the right to cross the land in order to have access to the navigable water. This right
6to cross the land may not include the right to place any structure or material,
7including a boat docking facility, as defined in s. 30.1335 (1) (a), in the navigable
8water. This subsection does not prohibit an owner of riparian land that abuts a
9navigable water who owns a boat docking facility that is lawfully placed on that
10water from entering into an agreement with another owner of riparian land that
11abuts the same navigable water to use a shared boat docking facility in lieu of
12separate piers, provided that the agreement does not result in more boat slips than
13are authorized under s. 30.12.
AB600-ASA2,33 14Section 33. 30.19 (1b) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,18,1715 30.19 (1b) (a) "Artificial water body" means a proposed or existing body of
16water that does not have a history of being a lake or stream or of being part of a lake
17or stream.
AB600-ASA2,34 18Section 34. 30.19 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,18,2019 30.19 (1g) (a) Construct, dredge, or enlarge any artificial water body that
20connects with a an existing navigable waterway.
AB600-ASA2,35 21Section 35. 30.19 (1g) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,19,222 30.19 (1g) (am) Construct, dredge, or enlarge any part of an artificial water
23body that is or will be located within 500 feet of the ordinary high-water mark of, but
24that does not or will not connect with,
an existing navigable waterway, including.
25An artificial water body that meets the requirements of this paragraph includes
a

1stormwater management pond that does not discharge into a navigable waterway
2except as a result of storm events.
AB600-ASA2,36 3Section 36. 30.19 (1m) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB600-ASA2,19,74 30.19 (1m) (dm) The dredging of any part of an artificial water that does not
5connect with a navigable waterway. An artificial water body that meets the
6requirements of this paragraph includes a stormwater management pond that does
7not discharge into a navigable waterway except as a result of storm events.
AB600-ASA2,37 8Section 37. 30.19 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB600-ASA2,19,109 30.19 (4) (d) 1. In this paragraph, "covered municipality" has the meaning
10given in s. 281.16 (1) (br).
AB600-ASA2,19,1811 2. If the applicant is a covered municipality seeking an individual permit for
12the construction of a stormwater management pond in an artificial water body,
13whether navigable or nonnavigable, for the purpose of achieving compliance with
14performance standards specified in a permit under s. 283.33 (1) (b), (c), (cg), or (cr)
15or with an approved total maximum daily load under 33 USC 1313 (d) (1) (C), the
16department shall, in making its determinations under par. (c), take into
17consideration the sediment control in and water quality improvements to the
18watershed as a whole that result from the stormwater management pond.
AB600-ASA2,38 19Section 38. 30.20 (1g) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB600-ASA2,19,2120 30.20 (1g) (b) 3. The removal is necessary to perform an activity authorized
21under s. 30.125 (2).
AB600-ASA2,39 22Section 39. 30.20 (1t) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB600-ASA2,19,2323 30.20 (1t) (b) 1. In this paragraph:
AB600-ASA2,19,2424 a. "Inland lake" means an inland water that is a lake.
AB600-ASA2,19,2525 b. "Inland water" has the meaning given in s. 29.001 (45).
AB600-ASA2,20,3
12. The department shall issue a statewide general permit under s. 30.206 that
2authorizes any riparian owner to remove material in the following amounts from a
3lake bed in the riparian owner's riparian zone:
AB600-ASA2,20,44 a. From an inland lake, up to 30 cubic yards.
AB600-ASA2,20,55 b. From an outlying water, up to 100 cubic yards.
AB600-ASA2,20,66 2m. The department may impose any of the following conditions on the permit:
AB600-ASA2,20,87 a. That the removal may not occur in a navigable water that is identified as an
8outstanding or exceptional resource water under s. 281.15.
AB600-ASA2,20,99 b. That the material may be removed only to the line of navigation.
AB600-ASA2,20,1210 c. That the riparian owner shall use best management practices, established
11by the department and published on its Internet site, for the removal and disposal
12of the material.
AB600-ASA2,20,1513 d. That the removal may not result in a water depth of more than the depth at
14the line of navigation or a depth extending to the bottom of a layer of primarily
15organic sediment, whichever is greater.
AB600-ASA2,20,1716 e. That the removal may not interfere with the rights of neighboring riparian
17owners.
AB600-ASA2,20,2018 3. The department may not limit to non-mechanized equipment the types of
19equipment that may be used to conduct the activity under the general permit under
20this paragraph.
AB600-ASA2,40 21Section 40. 30.20 (1t) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB600-ASA2,20,2522 30.20 (1t) (c) The department may not require a person to collect a sediment
23sample prior to proceeding under a general permit issued under par. (a) unless the
24department has specific information that indicates the potential that contaminants
25may be present in the material proposed to be dredged.
AB600-ASA2,41
1Section 41. 30.20 (2) (cn) of the statutes is created to read:
AB600-ASA2,21,52 30.20 (2) (cn) The department may not require an applicant for a permit under
3par. (bn) to collect a sediment sample unless the department has specific information
4that indicates the potential that contaminants may be present in the material
5proposed to be dredged.
AB600-ASA2,42 6Section 42. 30.206 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,21,97 30.206 (1) (a) The department shall issue the statewide general permits
8required under ss. 30.12 (3) (a) and (b), 30.123 (7), 30.19 (3r), and 30.20 (1t) (a) and
9(b)
.
AB600-ASA2,43 10Section 43. 30.29 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,21,1611 30.29 (3) (d) Activities for which a permit is issued Authorized activities . A
12person or agent of a person who is engaged in activities as authorized under a general
13or individual permit issued under this subchapter or as authorized under a contract
14entered into under this subchapter or who is engaged in activities landward of a
15lawfully established bulkhead line for which no permit or contract is required under
16this subchapter
.
AB600-ASA2,44 17Section 44. 31.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB600-ASA2,22,418 31.02 (1) The department, in the interest of public rights in navigable waters
19or, to promote safety, and to protect life, health and , property, property values, and
20economic values
may regulate and control the level and flow of water in all navigable
21waters and may erect, or may order and require bench marks to be erected, upon
22which shall be designated the maximum level of water that may be impounded and
23the lowest level of water that may be maintained by any dam heretofore or hereafter
24constructed and maintained and which will affect the level and flow of navigable
25waters; and may by order fix a level for any body of navigable water below which the

1same shall not be lowered except as provided in this chapter; and shall establish and
2maintain gauging stations upon the various navigable waters of the state and shall
3take other steps necessary to determine and record the characteristics of such
4waters.
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